With long waiting lists, significant journey times, an ever-shrinking number of doctor's practices and the aging population, medical care services in sparsely populated regions are under mounting pressure. As part of its ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Nearly 200 million people around the globe have coronary heart disease, which accounts for about one in every six deaths, according to the British Heart Foundation. That's why the recent and rapid rise in wearable electronic ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Insomnia is not just a personal issue that affects an individual's health and well-being. It's a public health issue, affecting public safety. It's a socioeconomic issue, as poorer sleep is linked to a lower education and ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Getting a certain number of steps each day can help people improve their fitness, but new research shows it also can pay off in the operating room.
Oct 25, 2023
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Patients who recorded more walking activity prior to surgery, regardless of complexity of the operation or their health status, showed 51% reduced odds for postoperative complications than less active patients, according ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Researchers have announced preliminary results of using wearable technology to measure electrical impulses in the skin and other physiological biomarkers which might be associated with mood changes in bipolar disorder. The ...
Oct 6, 2023
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A pair of earbuds can be turned into a tool to record the electrical activity of the brain as well as levels of lactate in the body with the addition of two flexible sensors screen-printed onto a stamp-like flexible surface.
Sep 28, 2023
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Nearly one in three Americans wear a wearable device, like a smartwatch, to track their health and fitness.
Sep 26, 2023
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Akhil Padmanabha knows about itching. His chronic itching caused by severe eczema was so debilitating that he was hospitalized twice and had to be home-schooled during most of his high school years. Itch so impacted his life ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) and Embr Labs have created a machine-learning algorithm to predict a hot flash before a person perceives it.
Sep 13, 2023
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